Obituaries

For Tuesday, July 29, 2014

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 29, 2014

Eunice Kubota CarsonJuly 25, 2014
Eunice Kubota Carson, 82, of Kaneohe, a retired Pan American World Airways flight attendant, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband John; sons Clayton, Paul and Phil; daughter Candy Parr; and six grandchildren. Private services. Online condolences: woolseymortuary.com.

George Marn Young ChungJune 29, 2014
George Marn Young Chung, 93, of Honolulu, a former liquor department manager for Holiday Mart and owner of Glam's Liquor store at the Chinese Cultural Plaza, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Margaret, son Leslie G., hanai daughter and caregiver Susan Valdez, and a grandchild. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 1611 Kewalo St., Makiki. Masonic services: 10 a.m. Casual or aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Scottish Rite Children's Center or Aloha Temple Transportation Fund. Additional information for an obituary published Sunday.

Makoto KamemotoJuly 22, 2014
Makoto Kamemoto, 93, of Honolulu, a retired electrician for American Electric and an Army veteran, died in Ho-nolulu. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by son Mark, daughters Lori E. Kamemoto and Kathy Yamada, brothers Mitsugi and Stanley Y., and sisters Ruth M. Okazaki and Joyce S. Endo. Visitation: 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Services: 3:30 p.m. Casual attire.

Herbert Tomiyoshi KaneshiroJune 21, 2014
Herbert Tomiyoshi Kaneshiro, 85, of Hono-lulu, a retired U.S. government mechanical engineer at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and and Army veteran, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Aren; daughter-in-law and caregiver Sandra; brothers John, Tsuneo, Eric and Bert; and a grandchild. Private services.

Tomiko KaneshiroJuly 12, 2014
Tomiko Kaneshiro, 87, of Honolulu, owner of the Japanese Seventh-Day Adventist Health Center, died in Honolulu. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sisters Fumie Toyama and Misayo Nishimura, and brother Toshimitsu. Private services. Additional information for an obituary published Sunday.

Norman H.S. LeeJune 29, 2014
Norman H.S. Lee, 81, of Honolulu, a retired real estate company property manager and an Air Force veteran, died in Oahu Care Facility. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Patricia Jean, daughter Monique Appleton, sister Sylvia, nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Akira MurakamiJune 26, 2014
Akira Murakami, 92, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Service postal inspector and an Army veteran, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Lynne Lee, Monica Overly and Merryl Young; sisters Nancy Arakaki and Dora Adachi; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Zane Udell NorthamJuly 6, 2014
Zane Udell Northam, 86, of Papaikou, Hawaii, an Army Air Force radar technician and a federal government employee at Hill Air Force Base, died in Pohai Malama. He was born in Garner, Texas. He is survived by wife Aloha L., daughters Zana U. Anderson and Valerie L. Kitchen, brother Elmer, seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Urn committal at a later date.

Haruko RojasJuly 3, 2014
Haruko Rojas, 83, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a retired bookkeeper for Coca-Cola in San Francisco, died in Honokaa, Hawaii. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Deane and Keith, daughter Sharon Yamamoto, brother Jerry Irei, sister Fusako Irei, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Services: 10:30 a.m.

Susan Johnson RoneyJuly 23, 2014
Susan Johnson Roney, 59, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Murray, Ky. She is survived by husband Peter A., sons Benjamin and Jack, daughter Anne, parents June Farley and Charles Johnson, brother Nick Johnson, sister Bonnie J. Houk and three grandchildren. Celebration of life: 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Roney residence.

Pat SasakiJuly 16, 2014
Pat "Grammy" Sasaki, 64, of Honolulu, a state Department of Health administrative officer, former state Office of Aging director and co-author of "Pidgin to Da Max," died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Randy, son Russell, daughter Michelle, mother Barbara Takata, sisters Pianta and Sandra Arrowood, and a grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Aug. 9 at Kilohana United Methodist Church. Casual attire. No flowers. A portion of monetary offerings will be donated to Mid Pacific Institute.

Carl Weston ScheerJuly 17, 2014
Dr. Carl Weston Scheer, 83, of Aiea, a retired radiologist and former business partner of Radiology Associates, and former assistant attending radiologist and assistant professor of radiology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York City, died in Pali Momi Medical Center. He was born in Berkeley, Calif. He is survived by wife Yen Tran, daughters Suzanne Benfield and Lisa Nylen, and four grandchildren. No services.

Melody Catherine StevensonJuly 18, 2014
Melody Catherine Stevenson, 57, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Wyndham sales agent, died at home. She was born in Akron, Ohio. She is survived by daughters Amber, Naomi and Jasmine; son Clifford; brothers Dana, Danny and Kelly Green; sister Paula; former husband William; and a grandchild. Celebration of life: noon Sunday at Hanalei Black Pot.

Tsuruko TairaJune 21, 2014
Tsuruko "Doris" Taira, 97, of Pearl City died in Kuakini Geriatric Care. She was born in Kukuihaele, Hawaii. She is survived by numerous nephews and nieces. Private services.

Edwin Noburo TaniguchiMarch 4, 2014
Edwin Noburo Taniguchi, 64, of San Diego, an Army veteran, died in San Diego. He was born in Hono-lulu. He is survived by brothers Benson, Glenn and Clyde; and sisters Doris Davis, Jean Kitchen, Amy Chun and Glory David. Private services. No flowers.

Masao WatasakiJuly 4, 2014
Masao Watasaki, 92, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Service accountant and an Army Military Intelligence veteran who served in World War II, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Helen M. and daughter Faye M. Muramoto. Private services.

Hazlett Thomas WeatherwaxJuly 16, 2014
Hazlett Thomas Weatherwax, 64, of Honolulu, a retired city firefighter, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife san shoppell, son Kana'i, daughter Shelley, mother Mildred K. and brothers Wallace and Wendell. Email alohahazlett@gmail.com for Aug. 10 service information and online condolences. Palaka and aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hawaii Community Foundation Scholarship Fund or any other charitable organization. Incorrect information in an obituary published Saturday.

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